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and a cleatLC. D is a lip extending around the inner side @geiten tetes'attnt @time CHARLES P. POINIER, YOF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TOHIM- -SELF AND CHARLES O. HORTON, OFSAME PLACE.

Leners Para# No. 70,116, dated october '22, 1867.

4Farin: For. PICTURES, es.

T0 ALL WHOM lIT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, CHARLES P. POINIEP., of Boston, in the county ofSuffolk, and State of Massachusetts, have invented a. new and usefulImprovement in Frames for Pictures, Advertising-Cards, &c.; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making apart of this specification, in whichi Figui-e1 represents an elevationof frame.

Figure 2 represents a vertical transverse section when the frame isclosed.

Figure 3 represents a vertical transverse section whenthe frame isopened.

The same letters refer to the same parts in theseparate gures.

An objection to frames for pictures, advertising-cards, photographs,&c., as at present made, consists in the difficulty in securing togetherthe glass and the picture or card. i In order to get access to eitherthe glass 'or card it isnecessary to remove the frame from its place andto pull out the nails which hold the back-board. In advertising-cards,time-tables, Sto., which have to'be frequently renewed, this is atedious process, and, requires a careful handling. The glassiits looselyin the frame, so that dampness is liable to enter and injure thepicture. The lightness and portability of the object are often made useof by unscrupulous persons who appropriate them to their own use.

'The object and purpose of my invention are to secure the frame so thatit cannot easily bc removed, to protect the picture or card from allmoisture, to x the glass firmly and securely in place, and to enable'thepicture or cards to be changed without taking the frame from its place.

My invention consists in the employment of two frames, one of which,being in form similar to an ordinary frame, is to be firmly fastened tothe wall, the same being reversed and provided with a projecting lipinside; the other frame, with the glass and back-board, is inserted inthe frontof the first one, and securedvby means of pins, a lip, and aspring or springs, or in any other suitable manner. It also consists infastening the glass so as to be air-tight, and connecting the back-boardin such a manner with the second frame that it will swing on one end andopen the space between it and the glass, and thus allow the picture orcard to be removed and a new one to be inserted in its place. It will beseen that theI inner inserted frame does not touch the wall, but lsabout the thickness of the lip against which it rests 'from the wall, sothat moisture or dampness which may happen to run down the wall will notaffect the picture, an air-space being between it and the back-board Toenable vothers skilled to make and use my invention, Iy will proceed todescribe the same with vreference Vto the drawings. i

i In Figures l, 2, and 3, A represents the outside frame, secured firmlyto the wall by a screw and hook, B, of' the frame A. E is the innerframe made in the ordinary manner. The glass G is sealed or connectedair-tight to lip H of' frame E, and the back-board J may be securedeither to the by pins L and M.

, The operation is as follows: Suppose the frames to be closed, vand itis desired to remove a picture or cards. Pull out pin L, then swingframe E around pin M, and either lift it out altogether or leave it inposition as shown inJg. 3'; the picture or card may then 'be removed andanother one inserted, and the frame E replaced and secured by pin L. Y

I do not confine myself to the manner of securing the frames, as shownin the drawing, as any equivalent device will answer, such as a hinge atthe bottom and a spring at the top, or a 'bevellcd bottom and a springat the top; or rubber strips and springs may be used. The frame A mayform a part of the wall or panel of a door, if desirable. But what Iclaim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination of the fixed and detachable frames A and E, in themanner and for the purpose substantially as specified.

2. rlhe combination oi" the frame E, glass Cr, an'd the hingedback-board J, when constructed and operating as and for the. purpose setforth.

In testimony whereofI have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHAS. P. POINIER.

Witnesses:

J H. ADAMS, M. S. G. WILDE.

lower or upper end of frame E by a joint, K. The inner frame E is heldin its place

